Aussies - help me find an Aeron!

[Ermz]

So every time a Herman Miller Aeron comes up for sale on eBay here, it seems it's solely for local pickup in Sydney. Not much joy for someone living in Melbourne.

FOr the few times one does come up in Melbourne, everyone bids the damn thing up until it costs over $1k... absolutely absurd.

So, have any of you other poor souls in the arse end of the world managed to source one of these? If so, where, and would you have any pointers?

Cheers!

 

[ahjteam]

Doesn't Amazon ship to AUS?

[ame]http://www.amazon.com/Aeron-Chair-Posture-Medium-Size/dp/B0006NUB5U[/ame]

 

[kev]

God knows mate, they come in at about $1300 AUD over here new. Have you sat in one yet? I still cant imagine spending a k on a chair haha.

 

[kvoid]

God knows mate, they come in at about $1300 AUD over here new. Have you sat in one yet? I still cant imagine spending a k on a chair haha.

you really have to spend some time in one, first impression is it's nothing special, ten hours later you'll figure why it's worth twice the asking price.

 

[Erik Monsonis]

Has to be a joke, 1k for a chair?

 

[Wolfeman]

I remember when everyone made fun of me for praising the Aeron when Eddy first posted pics of his room and it was in there. I'm glad to see people are realizing how great they are(very much worth the $$$).

And no Dandelium, not a joke. But don't knock em til you try em. It's just like a bed, one of the most important things you can spend money on, yet people skimp like crazy. If you spend a lot of time in a chair, do your body a favor and ditch the leather chair from the big box store and try a Herman Miller chair! Your body will thank you!

 

[Erik Monsonis]

I fully agree with you, it's just weird to me

 

[Wolfeman]

It could be always be crazier, like the HiFi guys with $20,000 3 ft. power cords

 

[AHChris]

Bought one recently, and it is one of the best purchases I've ever made! This thing is just soooooo good!

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

I fully agree with you, it's just weird to me

A thousand dollars for being able to function physically like a normal person in 25 years seems like a decent investment to me.

Honestly, I've seen studio engineers who are totally and permanently fucked to the point of eating painkillers just to get out of the bed in the morning. And that's all because of crap working ergonomics.

I'm getting an Aeron as soon as I can afford one.

 

[Emdprodukt]

I've paid around 300 euro for my chair and thought that was a lot. I can sit in it for 10 hours without problems

 

[arv_foh]

I got mine for $450USD. A good friend of mine has a sister that works for a huge office furniture company. Best purchase I've made in years, and you really need one if you spend longs hours in a chair, you just don't realize it yet.

 

[Erik Monsonis]

I'm not saying it's a bad idea, just went nuts when I saw the price
I had a subject about medical and dental ergonomics two years ago, so I'm perfectly aware of the necessity of using good chairs and desks, it's just I had never seen an office chair worth 1K. Now I'm GASed.

 

[crillemannen]

Isn't it better to buy an expensive office chair?

 

[HeadCrusher]

Actually it's more like 1.400-1.600 in Europe.

 

[kev]

I'm seeking one out to try asap, since i'm one of those slouchy guys who was always told to sit up and sing back at infant school and still have terrifically bad posture even now.

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

Isn't it better to buy an expensive office chair?

I'm sitting on one right now and it sucks.

 

[ahjteam]

Actually it's more like 1.400-1.600 in Europe.

[ame]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Herman-Miller-Aeron-Task-Chair/dp/B0009UXQ1Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293747721&sr=8-1[/ame]

£750 = 870€

 

[kev]

^^ About the best price I've seen. Wouldn't you just love to find someone at an office throwing it away in a skip or something, not knowing what they've actually got....

 

[Nebulous]

Damn, I useto have a bunch of links before I bought my Ikea chair.

Are you only looking at second hand Ermz?